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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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4 Gretchen Dolan

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School Williamsville South High School
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Biography

Inside the Huddle Feature Story

2024-25 - SOPHOMORE

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in eight games while making one start before suffering a season-ending injury
  • Averaged 24.3 minutes, 10.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.9 steals in her limited action
  • Shot 43.7% from the field (31-for-71), 35.5% from 3-point range (11-of-31), and 68.8% from the free throw line (11-for-16)
  • Posted at least seven points in all eight games and finished in double figures four times
  • Scored a career-high 15 points and made six field goals against Le Moyne (Nov. 18)
  • Earned her first-career start against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 14)

2023-24 - FRESHMAN

  • No. 10 ranked freshman by The Athletic
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches) - first Illinois freshman recognized to team since 2017 and 15th overall
  • Played in 31 of 34 possible games, growing into the first player off the bench for Illinois
  • Scored career-high 11 points on four occasions – all in Illinois wins
  • Averaged 4.8 points/game, 1.6 rebounds/game, and 1.0 assists/game, while playing 17.5 minutes/game
  • Shot 39.9% (55-for-138) from the field, 30.2% (16-for-53) from 3-point range, and 73.3% (22-for-30) from the free-throw line
  • Appeared in 17 of 18 possible Big Ten games, averaging 5.6 points/game, 1.9 rebounds/game, 1.3 assists/game, and a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Collegiate Girls Basketball Report Ranking – No. 145
  • Three-time Section VI Class A champion (2019, '20, '22)
  • First Team All-State and All-WNY (2021-22)
  • All-Bee and All-ECIC Player of the Year (2021-22)
  • Achieved 1,000-point milestone as a junior
  • Played varsity basketball since eighth grade
  • AAU Team: Philly Rise Nike EYBL
  • High School Stat lines:
    • 2021-22: 38.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 4.0 APG, 5 SPG, 2 BPG
    • 2020-21: 27.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5.8 APG, 5.3 SPG, 1.2 BPG
    • 2019-20: 14.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 3.5 APG, 3.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG

PERSONAL

  • Born November 2, 2004
  • Mother (Kristen Dolan) played basketball for Canisius, brother (Graham) played basketball for Babson College, brother (Greg) currently plays basketball at Cornell University, sister (Hannah) currently plays basketball at Canisius
  • Majoring in communication

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
    5
  • 4

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    4